Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone early on Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong and is being monitored, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, adding there was no cause for alarm.

There was no reason for the Liaoning to come that close to Taiwan unless China was making a statement, a statement of defiance against President Trump and his promise to protect Taiwan’s sovereignty.

And given that Taiwan is justifiably nervous about such incidents, despite what its leaders say publicly, all it would take is one spark to make the entire region explode, with American forced to enter the fray.